Pattaya Mail
Tom Khlong Pla (a sour fish soup)
Another traditional Thai soup, and one that is very easy to make. All ingredients are available locally but if you cannot get what you...
My aching back
Ouch! My aching back! Or maybe it an aching knee or even a headache that has caused you to ask yourself, do I...
Pullman Pattaya Aisawan celebrates 1st “anniWHITEsary” beach party
Philippe Delaloye, general manager of the Pullman Pattaya Aisawan recently hosted the first year anniversary celebration of the hotel’s regular “White Session” -...
Baan Jing Jai youth visit The Haven
On Saturday afternoon May 7, The Haven in Soi 13 played host to some 65 children from the Baan Jing Jai shelter for...
Enforcing a request?
Editor; Please help a poor confused Farang - In Pattaya Mail Friday May 13th - ‘Tuesday is Visakha Bucha day - Although not...
Agrees with Chatchawan Thongdeelert
Editor; I wholeheartedly agree with Chatchawan Thongdeelert’s contention that Obec’s misinformed edict to merge 2,500 small primary schools will, in fact, prove to...
Police crack down on noisy vehicles
Dear Editor, I was pleased to read the article in this week’s Pattaya Mail that “Pattaya Police are cracking down on noisy vehicles.”...
Traffic lights and road fatality problem
Dear Editor: Since my first response regarding the operation of the traffic lights throughout town in December of 2010, it is sad to...
Death notice
We regret to announce that our dear friend, Joseph Neil Otter died last Friday, May 13th after an epic battle with colon cancer....
Latest Stories
Erection Day in Thailand – Shin Din Fin (ชิน ดิน ฟิน)
Shin = To be used to something
Din = Soil, ground, dirt, basics
Fin = Happy, high, content, ecstatic
PATTAYA, Thailand - The election posters wilted...
Classical Connections: A Whale of a Time
The other day, an article in Popular Mechanics (of all things) caught my attention. It described how scientists are making progress in understanding the...
Steigende Preise sorgen bei Pattaya-Besuchern für Unmut
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die steigenden Lebenshaltungskosten in Pattaya sorgen zunehmend für Kritik unter Langzeitbesuchern. Viele beklagen, dass Preise für Restaurants, Hotels und Dienstleistungen inzwischen...
Arzt erhält 200.000 Baht zurück nachdem mutmaßlicher Dieb am Flughafen festgenommen wurde
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein thailändischer Arzt hat Flugreisende gewarnt, während Flügen besonders auf ihre Wertsachen zu achten, nachdem er auf einem kurzen Inlandsflug beinahe...
Heiße Tage in Pattaya mit möglicher Gewittergefahr
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya und anderen Teilen Ostthailands werden in den kommenden 24 Stunden weiterhin hohe Tagestemperaturen erwartet, während vereinzelt Gewitter auftreten können....